Fall Foliage Matchboxes

These give-away restaurant matchboxes from Carol A. Tanzi, Interior Designer aka The Goddess of Garbage can be up-cycled into little “works of art” for the table. Either of these decorative fall foliage matchboxes paired with candles makes a thoughtful hostess gift for an early autumn gathering.

1. Glue 4 boxes into a square allowing strikers to face out 2. Cut 1/4″ ribbon into four 1″ tabs, fold over evenly and glue underneath, in the middle of the four matchboxes 3. Cut two squares of cardboard 1/8″ larger than the size of the four glued boxes 4. Glue felt to each side of cardboard squares (four) 5. Glue felt covered squares to the top and bottom of matchboxes, showing a 1/8″ border 6. Glue natural/artificial leaves, berries, acorns to top of box